Biology:Podocarpus pendulifolius

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Short description: Species of conifer

Podocarpus pendulifolius
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. pendulifolius
Binomial name
Podocarpus pendulifolius
Buchh. & N.E. Gray

Podocarpus pendulifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its common names include Pino Carbón and Pino Hayuco.[1]

This tree grows in rainforest habitat, sometimes at high elevation just below the páramo. At elevation it may take a dwarfed form, but otherwise it may grow to 20 meters in height.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5476345 entry